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Part 4 · Miscellaneous

26. Power to require attendance to give information

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Amended

Last amended by an amending law of 2026.

(1)

The Majlis may, by notice in writing, require any person to attend personally before an inspector, at the place and time specified in the notice, to do one or both of the following:

(a)

provide, to the best of that person’s knowledge and belief, any information relating to any matter to which these Rules apply;

(b)

take reasonable steps to produce for inspection any book, document, material or article.

(2)

A person who, without reasonable excuse —

(a)

fails to comply with a notice under paragraph (1); or

(b)

fails to comply with a demand to answer a question when in attendance before an inspector pursuant to a notice under paragraph (1),shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both.

Subregulation 1

The Majlis may, by notice in writing, require any person to attend personally before an inspector, at the place and time specified in the notice, to do one or both of the following:

(a)

provide, to the best of that person’s knowledge and belief, any information relating to any matter to which these Rules apply;

(b)

take reasonable steps to produce for inspection any book, document, material or article.

Subregulation 2

A person who, without reasonable excuse —

(a)

fails to comply with a notice under paragraph (1); or

(b)

fails to comply with a demand to answer a question when in attendance before an inspector pursuant to a notice under paragraph (1),shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both.

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